B-to-B payments

Digital payments are becoming a critical aspect of nearly every new service for merchants or financial institutions.

U.S. Bancorp reported record net income of $1.7 billion for the second quarter on record net revenue of $5.6 billion, and corporate payments growth stood out as a key driver.

As technology advances for business-to-business or cross-border transactions, the accompanying messaging standard must evolve at the same rapid pace.

As the trade war ramps up, some cross-border payment companies are steering into the storm by selling lower-cost automated processing as a way to offset expensive supply chains.

FundKite executives watched the small-business lending sector evolve — and determined that the trend of mobile point of sale providers offering loans and cash advances was limiting the market.

Technology can help an organization scale internationally and help finance departments shift their focus from managing the details of supplier payment processing to delivering valuable guidance to the business, writes Chen Amit, CEO of Tipalti.

A cash management offering by Mastercard and Strands is the latest example of new answers to commercial clients' demands for better digital services.

In this highly competitive environment, catering to the unique needs of each customer is more important than ever, writes Matt Clark, president and COO of Corcentric.

Barclays has introduced an SMB credit card with a very targeted perk: It extends the interest-free credit periods up to 116 days for payments made at popular trade retailers Travis Perkins and Toolstation.

As Nvoicepay expands, the payment automation company is keeping an eye on how it may fall under European data rules that have a knack for requiring compliance even from companies that should be exempt.